Cadair Idris
Artist
Gustave Doré
(French, 1832-1883)
Date1876
Object number73.0791
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions44 1/4 x 77 in. (112.4 x 195.6 cm)
frame: 51 x 83 1/2 x 3 in. (129.5 x 212.1 x 7.6 cm)
frame: 51 x 83 1/2 x 3 in. (129.5 x 212.1 x 7.6 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineMuseo de Arte de Ponce. The Luis A. Ferré Foundation, Inc.
Collections
DescriptionDoré often visited the forests and mountains of the Alps, the Vosges, the Pyrenees, the British Isles, and the Scottish Highlands in search of inspiration. Starting in the 1850s, he dedicated himself to capturing the landscape of towering peaks, valleys, and forests through watercolors, sketches, and oil paintings. In these works, he conveyed the majesty and vastness of the natural world.
By minimizing the presence of human figures, the artist highlights the majesty of a mountain range in a region that had already been transformed by industrialization by the 1870s. Here, he offers a sweeping view of Cadair Idris, a Welsh mountain rich in folklore named after the early medieval king Idris Gawr (Idris the Giant), who, according to legend, used the mountain as a “chair” ("cadair" in Welsh) from which to observe his domain.
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